1) Thinking about scholastic awards and reading books about the art world has had me thinking seriously about the coolness of modern art.
2) I saw a picture the other day that said Modern Art = I Could Do That + Yeah, But You Didn't.
3) Chuck Close once said that "Inspiration is for armatures" and I responded "You draw from a picture- how clear to you need inspiration to be when, every day, it's staring you in the face."
4) The other day I realised why there are so many nude women in art. Men buy it.
5) The most impressive thing about modern art is having the guts to put your name on it.
6) Art hurts.
7) Sometimes art isn't supposed to make sense. Sometimes you just have to swallow without tasting.
8) "Over time, Art becomes a religion you can't get out of."
9) "Art and words are polar opposites. They are never to be joined and never to be appreciated together. One will always ruin the other."
10) Whoops-
What are you not doing in TOK?
ReplyDeleteI also think that
words : paint :: writing : painting
That's like me saying that since houses are usually painted smoothly and with only one color, painting can never convey the third dimension or hint at reality at all.